OEX to close, Huckleberry's re-opens || 1.2.25

Howdy, Huntington Beach.

I’m Ethan and this is Around HB, the easy way to keep up with what’s happening in town.

In today’s email:

• OEX to close after two decades

• A volunteer opportunity and other events

• Featured Pet, Featured Home, and live music

EVENTS

🍩 SAT @ 6a - as always, the Donut Derelicts informal car show will be outside Adams Ave Donuts (LINK)

🪴 SAT @ 9a - join Surfrider North OC for some plant restoration at Irby Park (LINK)

🐦️ SAT @ 9a - Amigos de Bolsa Chica’s First Saturdays Tour is free (LINK)

💨 SAT @ 9a - chase down your New Year’s fitness goals with Huntington Run Club at the pier (LINK)

🎨 MON @ 10:30a - Bella Terra’s weekly kids club meets for the first time in ‘25 (LINK)

🍻 TU @ 6:30p - swing by Matter of Craft for Trivia Tuesday (LINK)

💭 TU @ 6:30p - Cruisers hosts music bingo & karaoke (LINK)

💘 TU @ 6:30p - if you’re single and age 34-49, grab a ticket to speed dating at Four Sons Brewing (LINK)

💃 TU @ 8p - take bachata, salsa, and zouk dance lessons at The Circle OC (LINK)

🎤 WED @ 5p - it’s open mic night for singers, comedians, and artists at Daimon (LINK)

NEWS

OEX closes up shop 🛶 

After 20+ years, OEX is closing their Sunset Beach and San Diego stores. All remaining kayaks and paddle boards are heavily discounted (LINK)

Huckleberry’s is back 🥪 

In more positive news, this family-owned sandwich spot re-opens today. They’d been closed as the owner dealt with some health issues (LINK)

City council weighs library privatization 📚️ 

With city council’s next meeting set for Jan 21, keep an eye out for a pair of initiatives related to privatizing HB’s public libraries (LINK)

FEATURED PET

Tanner is a ~1 year old brindle and black German Shepherd mix currently up for adoption at OC Humane Society (LINK)

FEATURED HOME

Located walking distance from the beach in downtown HB, this 3 bed 3.5 bath was listed last week for $2.7M (LINK)

FEATURED JOBS

• Distributor Sales Executive at Molson Coors RFP · $93-118k/yr (LINK)

• Fire Prevention Inspector at City of Huntington Beach · $5.7-7.7k/mo (LINK)

• Catering & Events Coordinator at The Waterfront Beach Resort · $24/hr (LINK)

• Facilities Coordinator at 7 Leaves Cafe · $20-25/hr (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, January 2

• Fritzankotters · Connor Sandford @ 6p

• 2nd Floor · Erik from The Jetties @ 8p

Friday, January 3

• Mother’s Tavern · T-Bone & the Steaks @ 5p

• Beale’s Texas BBQ · West Coast Blues Savants @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Lili Lewis @ 6p

• Baci · Boyd Garrison @ 6:30p

• Pelican Isle · The Blue Byrdes @ 7p

• 25 Degrees · Shakamon @ 7p

• Tumbleweeds · 30 Weight @ 9p

• Old World HB Biergarten · Flashpants Fridays @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Jenna Bryanne and the South Band @ 9:30p

Saturday, January 4

• Pacific City · Alan Levin @ 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Wide Open Road @ 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · The Long Shadows @ 5p

• Beale’s Texas BBQ · Bad Daddies @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Bob Bartosch @ 6p

• Baci · Larry Fresch and Friends @ 6:30p

• Surf Dog’s · Warsaw Poland Bros @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · ABC Trio @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Trey Hill @ 9:30p

Sunday, January 5

• Pacific City · Scott Gerrapy @ 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Dylan James @ 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Stan Zabek @ 5p

WEATHER

Thursday, Jan 2

65 🌡️ 47 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 5 mph (4 knots)

Friday, Jan 3

62 🌡️ 54 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 5 mph (4 knots)

Saturday, Jan 4

63 🌡️ 49 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 S 4 mph (3 knots)

Sunday, Jan 5

62 🌡️ 49 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SE 2 mph (1 knot)

Last thing I’ll say: 2025’s gonna be a good one. See ya next Thursday :-)

-Ethan